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Corsican
Etymology
From Latin homo (“person, man”), from Old Latin hemo, from Proto-Italic *hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”). Cognates include Italian uomo (“person, man”) and Romanian om (“human, man”).
Noun
omu m
- person, man
- man, male
Pronoun
omu
- one
Latvian
Noun
omu f
- inflection of oma:
- accusative/instrumental singular
- genitive plural
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin homo (“man, human being”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔmu/
- Hyphenation: ò‧mu
Noun
omu m (plural òmini)
- man
- human being, mankind
Synonyms
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch oom.
Noun
omu
- uncle
- (colloquial) ethnic Chinese shopkeeper
1982, R. Jie (lyrics and music), “Ommoe Snesie”, in Cynthia, performed by Conjunto Latinos:Mi go na omu Sneisi / Fu go bai brede / Dan mi o poti botro gi en / Dan mi o poti kasi gi en- I'm going to uncle Chinese / To buy bread / Then I'll put butter on it / Then I'll put cheese on it
- (colloquial, by extension) corner store
Ternate
Verb
omu
- (stative) to be ripe
Conjugation
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh